[a close-up of the giant figure, all of its eyes watching lick. lick's shadow becomes penetrated by the bleached silhouettes of the teeth.
dusty: "lick... i'm sorry. i didn't think it mattered. i thought i knew better, and i'm sorry!"]
[the fangs descend the lengths of the trees and come from all sides, starting to bite into lick's fur and pull them upward.
dusty: "let's go back!"]
[lick loses grip on dusty. they can't speak but are reaching down desperately as they are lifted higher, claws extended. dusty yells, anguished.
dusty: "no...! let's find a way to move the train..."]
[lick barely grabs onto dusty's frame, pulling them upward. dusty stares up at them mournfully.
dusty: "please...!"]
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[a close-up of the giant figure, all of its eyes watching lick. lick's shadow becomes penetrated by the bleached silhouettes of the teeth.
dusty: "lick... i'm sorry. i didn't think it mattered. i thought i knew better, and i'm sorry!"]
[the fangs descend the lengths of the trees and come from all sides, starting to bite into lick's fur and pull them upward.
dusty: "let's go back!"]
[lick loses grip on dusty. they can't speak but are reaching down desperately as they are lifted higher, claws extended. dusty yells, anguished.
dusty: "no...! let's find a way to move the train..."]
[lick barely grabs onto dusty's frame, pulling them upward. dusty stares up at them mournfully.
dusty: "please...!"]